Perry Takes Travelers Title

Kenny Perry is your 2009 Travelers Champion. I'll be honest, it's hard to get excited about any tournament that follows a major. Partly because I'm burned out on golf after five days of watching nothing else, but also because the field is usually watered down.

But it's late June, and other than Major League Baseball, every other sport is out of season. So other than USA-Brazil (which was fantastic for 60 minutes), there weren't many options. Plus, Perry did his best to make it entertaining. He opened with a first-round 61, briefly lost the lead on Saturday to Paul Goydos, and then fired a final-day 63 (22-under) to win by two shots over David Toms.

It was Perry's second win of the season (he also won the FBR Open), and it should move him into first in FedEx Cup points. Also, it's his seventh top-10 of 2009, which is tied for most on tour with Tiger Woods. There's more: Perry has the most wins on tour since June 1, 2008, two clear of Woods. Clearly, this is proof that Tiger has lost it.*

Either way, pretty nifty work for a guy two years away from the Champions Tour, although I'm guessing he'd trade all the success for a redo of the final few holes at the Masters.

But, hey, it wasn't meant to be. Besides, there are worse fates than being the seventh-ranked player in the world heading into Tiger's tournament before preparing for the British Open (maybe he'll play this year!).

Random note: Lucas Glover, U.S. Open champ, played well this week, shooting 65-71-65-65. That didn't even get him in the top 10. So, right, TPC River Highlands ain't Bethpage Black.

* just in case it wasn't clear: sarcasm